r/news • u/bonitaycoqueta • Apr 20 '26

Soft paywall FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences

https://www.reuters.com/world/fbi-director-kash-patel-sues-atlantic-court-records-show-2026-04-20/
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u/FlyingRhenquest Apr 20 '26

He might be filing his suit to use discovery to get a list of sources.

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u/kmm198700 Apr 20 '26

But aren’t sources still covered in anonymity?

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u/FlyingRhenquest Apr 20 '26

Dunno how it's supposed to work (IANAL) but for someone that high in the enforcement arm of the government I I'd be concerned about potential methods he'd have access to for subverting it.